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Turkeyโs Kurds since 1984.
On the one hand, Ankara has hardened its stance against ISIS by opening the airbase at Incirlik in southern Turkey for use by the U.S-led coalition targeting the organization with air strikes. However, Erdogan doesnโt fully support the eradication of jihadist groups in Syria. The reason is simple: the Arab and Turkmen Islamist groups are the main bulwark against the expansion of the de facto autonomous Kurdish enclave in northern Syria. The AKP is concerned that the expansion and consolidation of a Kurdish state in Syria would both strengthen the PKK and further fuel similar aspirations amongst Turkeyโs own Kurds.
Will the most recent ISIS terrorist attack in Istanbul change anything in Turkeyโs main threat perception? When will the Turkish government finally realize that the jihadist threat in the country needs to be prioritized?
It's like you're learning disabledโฆ..